CA2679649A1 - System and method for reservoir characterization using underbalanced drilling data - Google Patents
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- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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Abstract
In an underbalanced drilling system and method, a change is induced in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore. Data of the surface flow rate of effluent is then measured in response to the induced change. This measured data is obtained using a multi-phase flow meter before a separator of the underbalanced drilling system. Algorithms in computer software analyze the flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured surface flow rate data and determine both permeability and formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore in realtime during the underbalanced drilling operation. Ultimately, portion of the wellbore is characterized with the determined permeability and formation pressure.
Claims (21)
1. An underbalanced drilling method, comprising:
inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system;
measuring surface flow rate data of effluent in response to the induced change using a multi-phase flow meter before a separator of the underbalanced drilling system;
determining both permeability and formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore by analyzing flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured surface flow rate data; and characterizing the portion of the wellbore with the determined permeability and formation pressure.
inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system;
measuring surface flow rate data of effluent in response to the induced change using a multi-phase flow meter before a separator of the underbalanced drilling system;
determining both permeability and formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore by analyzing flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured surface flow rate data; and characterizing the portion of the wellbore with the determined permeability and formation pressure.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system comprises creating a pressure disturbance by stopping circulation of the underbalanced drilling system to connect a stand.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system comprises changing flow rate of gas into drill pipe of the underbalanced drilling system.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising translating variations in the measured surface flow rate data to downhole conditions before determining permeability and formation pressure.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein translating variations comprises correcting for wellbore capacity effects.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein using the multi-phase flow meter comprises installing the multi-phase flow meter in-line between a wellhead and the separator of the underbalanced drilling system.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-phase flow meter comprises an error rating of at least 5% or less.
8. An underbalanced drilling method, comprising:
inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system;
measuring flow rate data of effluent in response to the induced change using a multi-phase flow meter between a wellhead and a separator of the underbalanced drilling system;
determining at least a formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore by analyzing flowing bottomhole pressure and the flow rate data; and using the determined formation pressure for the portion of the wellbore to conduct the underbalance drilling.
inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system;
measuring flow rate data of effluent in response to the induced change using a multi-phase flow meter between a wellhead and a separator of the underbalanced drilling system;
determining at least a formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore by analyzing flowing bottomhole pressure and the flow rate data; and using the determined formation pressure for the portion of the wellbore to conduct the underbalance drilling.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system comprises creating a pressure disturbance by stopping circulation of the underbalanced drilling system to connect a stand.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein inducing a change in flowing bottom hole pressure in a wellbore using an underbalanced drilling system comprises changing flow rate of gas into drill pipe of the underbalanced drilling system.
11. The method of claim 8, further comprising translating variations in the measured surface flow rate data to downhole conditions before determining permeability and formation pressure.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein translating variations comprises correcting for wellbore capacity effects.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein using the multi-phase flow meter comprises installing the multi-phase flow meter in-line between a wellhead and the separator of the underbalanced drilling system.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein the multi-phase flow meter comprises an error rating of at least 5% or less.
15. An underbalanced drilling system, comprising:
wellhead equipment sealing a wellbore annulus from drillpipe;
separator equipment connected to the wellhead equipment and separating phases of effluent communicated from the wellbore annulus;
a multiphase flow meter positioned between the wellhead equipment and the separator equipment and measuring flow rate data of the effluent communicated from the wellbore annulus to the separator equipment; and an analysis system receiving measured flow rate data from the multiphase flow meter, the analysis system analyzing flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured flow rate data and determining at least a formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore.
wellhead equipment sealing a wellbore annulus from drillpipe;
separator equipment connected to the wellhead equipment and separating phases of effluent communicated from the wellbore annulus;
a multiphase flow meter positioned between the wellhead equipment and the separator equipment and measuring flow rate data of the effluent communicated from the wellbore annulus to the separator equipment; and an analysis system receiving measured flow rate data from the multiphase flow meter, the analysis system analyzing flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured flow rate data and determining at least a formation pressure for a portion of the wellbore.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis system uses the determined formation pressure for the portion of the wellbore to conduct the underbalance drilling.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein the analysis system analyzes the flowing bottomhole pressure and the measured surface flow rate data and determines permeability for the portion of the wellbore.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the multiphase flow meter comprises tubing positioned in-line between the wellhead equipment and the separator equipment.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein the multiphase flow meter measures three-phases of the effluent from the wellhead equipment.
20. The system of claim 15, wherein the multiphase flow meter has an accuracy of at least 95%.
21. The system of claim 15, wherein multiphase flow meter is non-radioactive and non-intrusive to flow of the effluent from the wellhead equipment.
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